The Cult of Consumerism and the Coming Depression

There is a global economic meltdown in progress that shows no sign of letting up. There is no light at the end of the tunnel!

Millions have lost their jobs in the U.S. and all around the

world, mostly because of corporate greed and life styles that

have been unrestrained and out of control for decades.

Americans wrote the book on excess as long ago as the post-

world war II era, and we have carried the rest of the world, [quite

willingly] down the rabbit-hole of the “me” philosophy.

We have gone through recession before, always knowing that

the end would come in months or, at the most, a year or two,

but that was then, and this is now, and now is a bad time,

indeed for the economic outlook of the entire world.

The entire industrialized world has based its economy on

consumerism for so long that we have “eaten” a great deal of

the planet! We have consumed for the sake of consumption

and the economy has always been robust because of it.

Watch a few hours of television and you will see dozens of

ads. Take stock of the content of those ads and you will

realize that the vast majority are selling totally unnecessary

things, things not needed, but WANTED, and therein is the

catalyst for the economy of the world.

Soon the majority of us will wake up to the fact that we can

no longer afford these extravagances, as the poorest segments

of the population have always known. This realization will spell

the end of consumerism as we know it, and many millions more

will be unemployed.

Fewer jobs will equate to fewer tax dollars, which will equate

to fewer government projects, meaning fewer jobs, and the

economy spirals downward to heaven knows what level.

There are many things we can do to reduce our dependence

on government, the economy, and corporations that employ so

many of us, but the most immediate, [and easiest] thing should

be energy independence.

Power plants are responsible for a very high percentage of the

air pollution in the world, which causes global warming, the most

challenging crisis facing the planet today.

You can break your ties to the giant energy conglomerates

that hold our comfort for ransom each month by generating your

own power through solar and wind generation.

To learn how you can help save the planet, reduce your dependence on fossil fuels, and save many, many thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime, visit here:

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